Eldorado Posted August 16, 2013 #1 Share Posted August 16, 2013 'The mystery of the vanishing gun inventor.' 'In the early 1880s, the residents of Bargate Street, Southampton, were probably a bit fed up with one of their neighbours. From the cellar beneath the pub run by William Cantelo would come the sound of rapid gunfire. Cantelo, an engineer and gun-maker, was experimenting with a new type of gun. Nobody knew what it was, but it produced shots in quick succession. It was clearly not your average rifle. One day, Cantelo announced to his sons - also engineers - that he had perfected his new invention. It was a machine-gun, a weapon which used the energy of explosive recoil to load the next bullet. It would fire continuously until the bullets ran out. It was revolutionary. Cantelo and his sons packed it away into cases, and Cantelo went off, presumably to sell it. He frequently travelled on sales trips, as a successful builder of - among other things - ships' capstans, and other bits of marine engineering. William Cantelo was never seen again.' Full article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23709471 An intersting article I thought I'd share. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoNoir Posted August 16, 2013 #2 Share Posted August 16, 2013 One of Edison's first victims, perhaps? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoonmai Posted August 16, 2013 #3 Share Posted August 16, 2013 You know nothing about Tuco, nothing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlesq1 Posted September 1, 2013 #4 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Interesting story. I suppose we'll never know, now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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